Jay Wright - Head Coach at Villanova University

11/13/18 • 39 min

Rick welcomes Jay Wright, head coach of the National Champion Villanova Wildcats. Jay talks about building a winning culture and his history with the Villanova program dating back to his days with Rollie Massimino. Jay shares where he was during the historic upset of Georgetown in the 1985 title game. Jay also discusses whether or not he will ever make the jump to the NBA.

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